What's the most 'American' city? Study says Nashville

A new study shows that Nashville is the most "American" of U.S. metro areas in 2014.

The study, from personal finance website WalletHub, says that Nashville's demographics most closely mirror the U.S. average as a whole.

Cincinnati and Indianapolis came in second and third, with Charleston, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla., rounding out the top five cities.

Yuma, Ariz., Brownsville, Texas, Altoona, Pa., Boulder, Co., and McAllen, Texas, were ranked as the cities least resembling the USA overall, according to the study.

Some key stats include:

• On race, Denver most closely resembles the country.

• In terms of age, Tulsa most resembles the USA.

•Detroit mirrors the country most in the area of income.

• And Greensboro, N.C., most resembles the country in education.

To determine which cities mirror the United States most, WalletHub examined demographical statistics for 366 of the largest metropolitan areas, using data from the U.S. Census and Zillow.

The data set includes 26 key metrics, including age, gender and income as well as household makeup and housing tenure.